p0rn for grammar/punctuation fans

[StarPD]

ceningolmo, ur so not kewwwwwel.

Anyone who doesn't post in English just doesn't want to communicate effectively because they really have nothing of import to say, so let them rant in their small little lonely insignificant world.

I agree. If a poster is so rude and inconsiderate that they refuse to at least attempt to be literate, nothing they say has any importance for me. It's not that hard, and doesn't take that much time to capitalize, use reasonably proper punctuation, and spell correctly. Typos are acceptable, but deliberately running sentences on and refusing to capitalize is obnoxious behavior. I usually ignore those who deliberately act as if they're illiterate.

Ceningolmo, your post is spot on. Thanks for bringing the subject up. It needed to be addressed.

[ArEs23x]

*bump

cuz ppl like me suck at spellin the right way on a forum haha

[duffman1278]

this thread is ftl, I read p0rn and clicked it...how disappointing lol

[Woot!]

LOL, this thread is FTW because I was barely pushing this point, I even sent Idaho a copy of a typing CD, LOL

[EvillE423]

Well said. I try to do my best at grammar and punctuation. Should be required.

[PantherRacer]

Did you recently discover Ali-G??

I am actually from the Caribbean. Thus, I am not American, and I'm used to people talking like that all day. On the other hand, it was also a joke. Obviously though, at the time you were too new to realize.

Loser.

[Jiggyfry]

So... whos gonna make the "p0rn for p0rn fans" thread?

I vote Jon AKA SRPOWERED240SX.

[themadscientist]

I would suggest that in a forum, a place where most people will never meet, grammar is more important. If the only side of you others see is how you write and express yourself with words do you really want 2 rite lik dis all tha time yo! It makes the person look like an idiot and they start at a negative point and must regain respect lost when the "kepp it reel". Excessive purposeful use of slang, explicatives, misspelling etc does not make one look cool, it makes them look ignorant. It is a sad commentary on our citizens when knowledge and proficiency are seen as a negative thing which must masked behind intentional dumbing down of how one expresses themself.

[l0nestar]

I am actually from the Caribbean. Thus, I am not American, and I'm used to people talking like that all day. On the other hand, it was also a joke. Obviously though, at the time you were too new to realize.

Loser.

Actually, I had been here for over one year when I replied to you. I was unable to distinguish your jest.

Eu speek Patois, er deh Mesolect Creole?

[skydragoness]

Actually, I had been here for over one year when I replied to you. I was unable to distinguish your jest.

Eu speek Patois, er deh Mesolect Creole?

It's 2009 'bro'... let it go.

[themadscientist]

[ADDirishboy]

p0rn?

K seriously,

[arabdrifter]

[Mr.Nissan240sx96]

what if you have no arms and cant type?

[themadscientist]

resort to this?

[drksolest]

Depending on the situation (topic), or who i'm speaking to... i'll try to type coherent.

Usually i'm in a rush, don't cap, n' really don't care to fix my mistakes if they aren't horrible.

on the other hand, icanhazfunzinthr3ds
Modified by drksolest at 9:51 AM 1/7/2009

[krimsonviper]

i'll try to type cohierent.

Or correctly.

[drksolest]

Or correctly.

[Loki]

Depending on the situation (topic), or who i'm speaking to... i'll try to type coherent.

Usually i'm in a rush, don't cap, n' really don't care to fix my mistakes if they aren't horrible.

on the other hand, icanhazfunzinthr3ds

Modified by drksolest at 9:51 AM 1/7/2009

"Or to whom I am speaking"

[drksolest]

oh good god people... it's just a forum.

[krimsonviper]

oh good god people... it's just a forum.

[themadscientist]

Excellent

[JHof]

I've got to side with the Literacy First crowd on this.

Anyone who repeatedly tries to communicate in the written word without observing the fundamentals of actual literacy comes off looking like an uninformed bumpkin, someone who brought a pillow to English class.

Communication is the most vital form of human interaction. If someone tries to make a point or even throw a quick phrase out there using poor writing skills he is immediately marked as a know-nothing, and his attempts from then on to make a point will be diminished in the eyes of the reader.

The author--and I use that word loosely-- will also have demonstrated a distain for the recipient of his communucation, assuming incorrectly that the reader is as dumb as he.

Today's "tuned-in" youngsters practice their sophomoric writing skills on cellphones or social blogs where their IM skills tend to be abbreviated, but a close examination of their messages really show an appalling lack of basic knowledge and a basic dumbing down of communicative skills. Many of them probably complain that "nobody understands them" and never try to seek the source of that misunderstanding.

It lies within. An inability to say or write something containing basic grammatical style may work among their peers, but people who actually stayed awake during English class will most likely dismiss them as unfortunate and irrelevant. They will, most likely, NEVER be understood and their lives will be seriously hamstrung-- all because they think that someone who can't grasp their meaning of things isn't cool.

My message to them???--lern too rite plz

[Chaotic_Warlord]

I've got to side with the Literacy First crowd on this.

Anyone who repeatedly tries to communicate in the written word without observing the fundamentals of actual literacy comes off looking like an uninformed bumpkin, someone who brought a pillow to English class.

Communication is the most vital form of human interaction. If someone tries to make a point or even throw a quick phrase out there using poor writing skills he is immediately marked as a know-nothing, and his attempts from then on to make a point will be diminished in the eyes of the reader.

The author--and I use that word loosely-- will also have demonstrated a distain for the recipient of his communucation, assuming incorrectly that the reader is as dumb as he.

Today's "tuned-in" youngsters practice their sophomoric writing skills on cellphones or social blogs where their IM skills tend to be abbreviated, but a close examination of their messages really show an appalling lack of basic knowledge and a basic dumbing down of communicative skills. Many of them probably complain that "nobody understands them" and never try to seek the source of that misunderstanding.

It lies within. An inability to say or write something containing basic grammatical style may work among their peers, but people who actually stayed awake during English class will most likely dismiss them as unfortunate and irrelevant. They will, most likely, NEVER be understood and their lives will be seriously hamstrung-- all because they think that someone who can't grasp their meaning of things isn't cool.

My message to them???--lern too rite plz

Don't lie, you copied and pasted that didn't you?

My only big complaint on here and in face to face conversation is the appalling use of run on sentences, and the incorrect pronunciation of words based on geographical and demo-graphical locations.

[IanS]

This really should be a sticky.

Its so much easier linking people to it when its stuck.

[E7-S14]

Nico has become an Grammar Lesson?

Did we not learn this in High school?

[RCA]

This should be edited since NICO no longer has a Spell Check button